Ready for CAE p 155. DOCUMENTARIES.

Extra Speaking

1. What is the purpose of documentaries?

2. Do you like watching documentaries? Why / Why not?
3. Can a documentary be entertaining?
4. What TV channels air documentary programmes?
5. Do you know the names of any famous documentary-makers?
6. Can you think of a feature-length TV or film documentary?
7. Do you usually pay attention to the documentary soundtrack?
8. What role does the documentary presenter play in making the
documentary interesting or appealing?
9. Can you remember a documentary where voiceover, archival footage,
location shooting, interviews had been incorporated?
10. Has watching a documentary changed your perceptions on a given
topic?

11. Do you think the information given in a documentary can be

biased or not totally reliable? Can words and images be manipulated?
12. Must documentaries always tell the truth? Must it always be objective?
13. Can you think of a documentary that provides insight into the Spanish
Transition / Global Warming / our planet / Cuban boat people /stories
from the Bible?